Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 2291 - 2300 of 6134 results for "Australians"

Super funds accused of chest beating on climate change

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
Two major industry superannuation funds have this week made bold statements about their stance on climate change, but critics argue it may be "virtue signalling" with little substance. UniSuper announced this week it is committed to achieving net zero ...

Advice too expensive, hard to access: FPA

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... discuss the increasing demand for quality and affordable financial advice. According to the findings, four in five Australians took action to protect their personal finances from the impact of COVID-19, including reducing their discretionary spending ...

APRA, ACCC sign new MoU

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... ACCC and APRA to continue to share intelligence and insights and work closely together to achieve good outcomes for Australians, including ensuring the impacts of COVID-19 on the financial sector are managed in a pragmatic and sensible way." As part ...

AustralianSuper welcomes Rio Tinto departure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk was among those to commend the departure of Rio Tinto boss Jean-Sebastien Jacques following the Juukan Gorge scandal. Rio Tinto announced Jacques would be stepping down on September 11, following a review of ...

ERS applications flat line

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... the inception of the scheme back in April. Over the week to September 6, super funds made payments to 4.3 million Australians since the scheme was launched in reaction to the COVID-19 lockdowns. The total value of payments during the week was $360 million ...

The fundies of tomorrow

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... mentorship program, guiding students to run an operational fund where the proceeds improve the financial literacy of other Australians. Doron Haifer was inspired by the student run university endowment funds in the USA when he established Australian ...

Super fund boss remuneration on the agenda

KARREN VERGARA, ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
Two major superannuation funds are reviewing their remuneration structures as a result of COVID-19, which will potentially see many executive pay reduce, a public hearing found. Hostplus chief executive David Elia appeared before the House of Representatives ...

OpenInvest names chair

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
... understanding of technology trends, and shares our passion for leveraging digital technology to provide mainstream Australians with easier and lower-cost access to professional asset and wealth management expertise." Pappas joins Schroders former chief ...

Super funds to face parliamentary grilling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... major banks and other financial institutions. "Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic a significant number of Australians have accessed their super to support themselves during this difficult time," Wilson said. "It is crucial that the superannuation ...

Aussie super funds climb ranks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
Total assets held by Australia's super funds rose almost 20% in 2019, with 16 now sitting within the top 300 pension funds worldwide, new analysis shows. In stark contrast to this year, Aussie super funds enjoyed an extremely positive 2019, according ...